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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Source: Oswalt plans to OK trade — Roy Oswalt plans to accept his proposed trade to the Philadelphia Phillies, a baseball source who has spoken with Oswalt's camp told ESPN.com Thursday. — Oswalt — Oswalt hasn't officially waived his no-trade clause to OK the deal, the source said.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Astros, Blue Jays Swap Anthony Gose & Brett Wallace — Just minutes after the Astros officially acquired Anthony Gose, they sent him to the Blue Jays for Brett Wallace. The Blue Jays obtained Wallace for Michael Taylor last winter right after the Roy Halladay trade.
Mark Berman / MyFox Houston:
Oswalt Accepts Trade to Phillies
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Twins Acquire Matt Capps For Wilson Ramos — As soon as Joe Nathan announced that he would undergo Tommy John surgery, the back end of the Twins' bullpen became a lot less scary. Four months later, the Twins obtained one of the top relievers available, acquiring Matt Capps and $500K …
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Fox Sports:
White Sox aim to boost rotation — Arizona's Edwin Jackson pitched a no-hitter on June 25. — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — The White Sox, frustrated by their inability …
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CBSSports.com Sports News, Fantasy Scores …:
Twins acquire Matt Capps — The Twins, having veered away from their first choice of starting pitching because of the lack of it in this year's trade market, have agreed to send Triple-A catcher Wilson Ramos to the Washington Nationals for closer Matt Capps, CBSSports.com has learned.
Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Valdez's hit lifts Phillies past D'Backs — PHILADELPHIA—Wilson Valdez's RBI single with one out in the 11th inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to their eighth straight win, 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. — Hours before the first pitch, the Phillies improved …
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TSN.ca:
Phillies celebrate Oswalt deal with win over D-Backs — The Sports Network — Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Wilson Valdez helped Philadelphia celebrate its acquisition of pitcher Roy Oswalt with a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning, as the Phillies completed …
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Marlins trade 3B Cantu to Texas — SAN FRANCISCO—Jorge Cantu saw the light blinking on his cell phone when he got to his locker and knew it might finally be time. Then, he read the text message from his agent: He was headed for Texas. — The AL West-leading Rangers added another bat …
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Sanchez dazzles in shutout of Giants — SAN FRANCISCO—Anibal Sanchez pitched a one-hitter for his first shutout since a no-hitter in September 2006, and Jorge Cantu played his final game for Florida in the Marlins' 5-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Dickey and Davis Help Mets to First Series Win Since June — The Mets have said all year that their goal is to win the National League East. But in the last month they have harnessed a shorter-term aspiration: to win a series. — Before Thursday, the last time that had happened was late June …
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Tim Kurkjian / ESPN.com:
Orioles hire Showalter — The Baltimore Orioles have hired ESPN analyst Buck Showalter as their next manager, the team announced Thursday. — Showalter's first game as manager will be Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels, the first game of a seven-game homestand.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Padres To Acquire Miguel Tejada — The Padres were supposed to be trading Adrian Gonzalez right about now. Instead, they traded for someone to hit behind him. The Padres and Orioles agreed to a deal that will send Miguel Tejada and cash to San Diego for minor league pitcher Wynn Pelzer.
Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Angels seem to be at end of line — Though the season is far from over, L.A. is a tired team and virtually out of contention … ANAHEIM, Calif. — Torii Hunter sat at his locker dressed in a gray T-shirt, red shorts and brown slippers, slowly sipping coffee from a green Styrofoam cup.
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Associated Press:
A-Rod has three RBIs, but no No. 600 in Yanks win — CLEVELAND—Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs without hitting his 600th homer and the New York Yankees used a seven-run seventh inning to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-4 Thursday night. — Dustin Moseley (1-0) won his first start …
MLB.com:
Slide has Rockies fighting urge to press — DENVER — It sounds odd, but Carlos Gonzalez says the Rockies are at their best when they're not hitting home runs. — What it comes down to, though, is the way the Rockies generate their offense and manufacture runs from the top to the bottom …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Sky-high after this victory — ANAHEIM, Calif. — I'm in. I believe. I just saw Marco Scutaro hit a grand slam to complete a three-game Red Sox sweep of the Angels. The Sox look like they are ready for a big stretch run. — The Sox just played 10 games in 10 days in three cities.
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